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Published by US Chick on Friday, 5th March 2010
Turn an iPhone into a universal remote with FLPR for $79
Well we have already discovered the joy of using an iPhone/iPod Touch as a remote for our laptop using the free app “JumiMouse”, which turns it into a wireless mouse. This means never having to leave the couch in order to pause Amazon On...
Published by US Chick on Thursday, 4th March 2010
Sony Dash can now be preordered for $199
The last time we visited the new Sony Dash it wasn’t yet for sale but now it can be pre-ordered at Sony Style for $199.99 plus tax. It is called a personal internet viewer, but is more of a Wi-Fi digital picture frame or an internet radio than a PMP...
Published by Horrid on Wednesday, 3rd March 2010
Loewe brings its Reference Mediacenter to UK stores
Here’s an exceedingly nice looking gadget for your living room, a kind of complete music box, which manufacturer Loewe calls its Mediacenter. It’s describes the design as minimalist, finished in brushed aluminium and glass. It has its own...
Published by US Chick on Monday, 1st March 2010
Philips GoGear Connect, an Android alternative to the iPod touch?
In the eternal search for a cheap Wi-Fi enabled PMP, we are heartened by the promise of Philips to offer a GoGear Connect by this summer. While not much in evidence in the US, OK I have never met anyone that has one; GoGear is quite a respectable...
Published by US Chick on Thursday, 25th February 2010
$299 Mini Sim Cam Grown up security camera or $99 Levana baby monitor? You decide
Yesterday, View Systems, maker of grown up security devices for police and prisons introduced a particularly useful security camera called the Mini Sim Cam that sounds ideal as cheap night watchman particularly at a job site that has no electricity. I...
Published by US Chick on Wednesday, 24th February 2010
Wal-Mart to acquire VUDU — now maybe someone will know it exists
It seems to me as a plain old consumer, that lots of these consumer electronics products would sell a lot better if someone actually knew they existed. Remember back in the day when commercials actually conveyed information alerting you to a product you...
Published by US Chick on Tuesday, 23rd February 2010
Did you know if you have a wireless printer, there’s probably an app for that?
Today Epson announced the availability of its new iPhone app for its Ethernet or wireless printers which seems eminently useful. It lets you print right from an iPod Touch/iPhone straight to the printer via Wi-Fi skipping the stop at the computer,...
Published by US Chick on Monday, 22nd February 2010
Kodak Pulse Digital Frame (the one you email to) for preorder now, ships in March
My favorite wireless digital picture frame in the world is now available for preorder in the US. The Pulse is the frame with its own email address. In other words you can email pictures straight to it. Just think if you and your siblings all chip in...
Published by US Chick on Monday, 22nd February 2010
New iRex wireless book reader for Barnes & Noble finally shipping
Back last year on September 24th, the iRex was announced with high hopes of it being available for Christmas. In fact Best Buy was so psyched about this category that it got a spot all ready for the bevy of eReaders for Christmas, but alas, the entire...
Published by US Chick on Friday, 19th February 2010
Six new S-Frame digital picture frames from Sony UK with 2GB
If you are looking for a digital picture frame, don’t get stuck with last year’s model. In addition to having 2GB, which is a lot for a frame, Sony gives you a choice of six, starting with the high end 9inch X95 with with extreme image...















